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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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